Sable Altura Garage Fire On June 21st, 2022 at 05:56 Sable Altura Fire Rescue responded with the I-70 corridor fire departments to a reported garage fire at 199S. De Gaulle St. in unincorporated Arapahoe County. Medic 41 arrived to flames showing from the Alpha side with all occupants out of the structure. Chief 41 arrived and assumed command with a …
AFA Open House The Air Force Academy Fire & Emergency Services at the U.S. Air Force Academy held their annual open house with hunt housing picnic and fire wise event at Station 1 on June 18th, 2022. The community members from across the base enjoyed lunch, met with firefighters, toured the station, checked out the apparatus, obtained safety information and …
Annual Fire Muster The 36th Annual Mile High Hook & Ladder Fire Muster & Parade was held on June 18th, 2022 in Historic Downtown Littleton featuring a parade and the fire muster. Dozens of private owned and in-service apparatus made their way from the staging area at Littleton Blvd. and Bannock to Arapahoe Community College for Mile Mile Hook and …
West Metro Structure Fire At 00:22 on June 18th, 2022 West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire in the 4400 block of S. Van Gordon Way in Lakewood. Rescue 10 arrived to a small two-story single-family with a working fire from the Alpha side, and pulled 1 3/4 for offensive exterior fire attack. Engine 12 arrived and assigned …
Mock Funeral On June 17th, 2022 the Colorado Professional Fire Fighters (CPFF) Honor Guard Academy held a mock funeral at Crown Hill Cemetery in Wheat Ridge. The training used a mocked the United States Honor Flag (USHF), which is part of their class as the actual USHF was deployed to an actual funeral. The Honor Guard Academy held three phases starting …
Explorers Training On June 15th, 2022 South Metro Explorers began their training by going over the basics of the different parts of a ladder and how they work. Once all of the members were comfortable with their knowledge of ladders they practiced carrying them in different ways both individually and with a partner. Explorers then took turns standing the ladders …
Multi-Agency Acquired Structure Burn On June 15th, 2022 Loveland Fire Rescue Authority, Berthoud Fire Protection District and Mountain View Fire Rescue conducted live fire training in a donated structure on S. County Rd. 11 in unincorporated Larimer County. The focus was to train and evaluate an ultra-high pressure pump system that is currently in service with Mountain View and will …
Boulder 2nd Alarm Fire At 04:50 Boulder Police & Fire Communications (9100) dispatched Boulder Fire-Rescue Department Engine 2507 to a order investigation in the area of 55th St. & Arapahoe Rd. Engine 2507 arrived and started the investigation and found a single-story medium to large commercial building at 1770 Range St. off Western Ave. with smoke showing from the vents …
Station 62 Open House The North Metro Fire Rescue District held a community open house on June 14th, 2022 at the newly remodeled Station 62, 10550 Huron St. in Northglenn. The community came out to tour the station, learn about CPR, enjoy hot dogs with the firefighters and several kids activities. Also, on display the emergency vehicles at the station …
Joint Live Fire Training Louisville Fire Protection District and Lafayette Fire Department Firefighters conduced joint live-fire training the week of June 13th, 2022 at Louisville Station 3. Additional information and photos by Chris Rodgers / Code 10 Photography
Gill Structure Fire At 16:48 on June 12th, 2022 Weld County Regional 911 dispatched Platte Valley Fire Protection District, UCHealth EMS, and Galeton Fire Protection District to a possible structure fire in the area of Weld County Rd. 55 & 3rd Ave. in Gill. En route Engine 3701 reported heavy black smoke from the area and requested Evans Fire Protection …
Loveland Garage Fire At 12:33 on June 11th, 2022 Loveland Emergency Communications Center (LECC) dispatched Loveland Fire Rescue Authority to a residential structure fire in the 1600 block of James Drive in Loveland. Battalion 41 arrived to a small single-story house with a working fire on the Charlies side. Firefighters found fire in the garage extending into the attic space. …
Station 1 Open House On June 11th, 2022 Windsor Severance Fire Rescue hosted their annual open house at Station 1 in Windsor, visitors were able to interact with firefighters, EMS providers, and local law enforcement agencies. A live fire presentation in sprinkled and un-sprinkled burn cells was done by the National Fire Sprinkler Association. Poudre Valley REA did a high …
Training Facility Grand Opening The Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District held the grand opening of their new Training Facility on June 11th, 2022. The day was supported by the citizens of the district, district personnel, board of directors, architects and builders, as well as personnel from other fire districts. The new building is a “Class B” (propane) live-fire training …
Loveland House Fire On June 11th, 2022 at 00:45 Loveland Fire Rescue Authority responded to a reported residential structure fire in the 3400 block of Ralston Creek Drive in Centerra. Engine 46 arrived on scene to a small two-story house with smoke showing and a working fire from the Charlie side, started fire attack and secured their own water supply. …
Swift Water Training Series The Dive Rescue International held the Swiftwater series including Swiftwater 1 from June 3rd to June 5th, 2022, Swiftwater 2 from June 6th to June 8th, 2022 and the Trainer Program from June 9th to June 13th, 2022 in Golden and hosted by the Golden Fire Department which included several local departments and departments from around …
Lateral Hire Academy On June 10th, 2022 new lateral hires for Boulder Fire-Rescue Department, Lafayette Fire Department and Louisville Fire Protection District went through a joint mini academy. These firefighters went through multiple scenarios in the burn building at the Boulder Regional Fire Training Center. Additional information and photos by Chris Rodgers / Code 10 Photography
South Metro House Fire On June 8th, 2022 at 19:19 South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a home near E. Wildcat Reserve Pkwy and Poston Pkwy in Littleton, because a resident saw a fire in their neighbor’s backyard. Initial 9-1-1 callers thought the fire was coming from a grill and could be extending towards the home. The first arriving firefighters …
Class 22-01 Graduation The West Metro Academy Joint Academy Class 2022-01 graduation was held on June 8th, 2022 at the Dakota Ridge High School. 25 recruits graduated from the recruit academy class, nine from West Metro Fire Rescue, eight with Arvada Fire Protection District, four with Castle Rock Fire Rescue and four from Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District Additional information was …
South Metro Structure Fire On June 5th, 2022 at 19:49 South Metro Fire Emergency Communications dispatched South Metro Fire Rescue to the 8200 block of S. Fillmore Way in Centennial for a fire in a unit of a multi-family townhome. The response was quickly upgraded to a working fire, bringing additional resources to the scene. The fire was contained to …